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1886 · 8517BB — Lyon, A. Roux, 1886 ("achevé ... le VIII Sept. l'an de N.S. 1887"). Small 8vo. 1 w. Bl., 25 beidseitig gewebte Bll., 1 w. Bl. Mit 3 ganzseit. Ill., Frontispiz mit leergelassenem Wappen, zahlreichen Initialen u. durchgehenden floralen bzw. figürlichen Bordüren nach mittelalterlichen illuminierten Stundenbüchern. Text and illustrations entirely woven on a Jacquard machine with black and silver silk. Precious contemporary morocco leather in Jansenist-style, 5 raised bands, board edges with double gilt fillet, top and bottom edge gilt, doublures with burgundy moiré silk endpapers and inside boards with gilt tooled borders (dentelles, floral motifs and fillets). Binding signed J. Kaufmann and Ch. Meunier. Front board slightly concave. Dampstains throughout, mostly on the bottom margins and only spreading on the first and last one or two leaves, on the first few pages also affecting the top outer corners. All leaves with neat edges and free of any fraying.